Paavo nurmi lights the Olympic flame Paavo nurmi lights the Olympic flame « Back Share icon Share Share in Facebook Share in Linkedin Share in Twitter Send as an email Runner Paavo Nurmi lights the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the Helsinki Olympics. Location marker icon Show on map Used in articles The 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki Article Article Go to content Photographer The Finnish Heritage Agency / Räshid Nasretdin Phenomena Tapahtumia vuoden ympäri Period 1952 Finna.fi record (The link opens in a new tab.) Open in new window(Link leads to external service) Formats Photo Image Authors Räshid Nasretdin Nasretdin, Räshid Copyrights CC BY 4.0 Buildings Museovirasto Historical Picture Collection